Welcome to Indie Penance, the first of a new regular feature, in which I wax lyrical about indie comics and the latest small press releases. Be warned: once rant mode is activated, there is no deactivating it…

The longstanding web series finally gets the treatment it deserves, in Action Lab’s hefty 336-page volume, which contains the limited series, long-running wecomic strip and a gallery of artwork from the series’ talented fans.

Double Jumpers is an entertaining read and has a lot of heart to counterweigh its adult humour, and I’d love to see these characters in another “adventure,” albeit hopefully one which plays more on the love/hate relationship between games developers and their devoted fans.

Action Lab Comics has certainly upped the ante with its Danger Zone imprint for mature readers, and The Trip is yet another highly polished indie title – a Tales from the Crypt inspired horror tale about a drug which induces lethal hallucinations.

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Shelf Abuse started as a comic book blog with a focus on creator-own titles, but over the years it's learned to accommodate all forms of storytelling, including literature, art books, film and narrative-driven video games. Sometimes others contribute their opinions, sometimes it's just me.

Following the release of my first novel, I'll be moving away from writing reviews, and focussing on storytelling in general as well as chronicling on my own journey as an indie author. Do feel to get in touch with your creative projects, but also be aware that I currently receive more review and news requests than I could ever respond to. Apologies to those whose emails I have no choice but to ignore.-Carl

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